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Last Week on My Mac: Apple harvest is coming

Is the next Apple Event in October, for the release of Ventura, and maybe more Apple silicon Macs? What’s going to be missing from macOS 13, and what happens to Catalina now?

September 11, 2022 Macs, Technology

How to update your Mac’s firmware

iMac17,1 and other Mac models which don’t update their firmware properly can be brought fully up to date. What’s more, Apple Support is now reluctantly sorting this out those who persist with them.

March 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

Could this fix firmware updating in the iMac Retina 5K 27-inch Late 2015 (iMac17,1)?

Many iMac17,1 computers are still stuck with firmware dating back to before macOS Catalina. Could this new approach enable them to install firmware updates again?

February 6, 2021 Macs, Technology

Firmware and the iMac Retina 5K 27-inch Late 2015 (iMac17,1): a hardware fault?

Many of this model have been unable to update to newer firmware versions. An appeal for users to report their firmware version and logic board ID.

September 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Is macOS becoming unmaintainable?

Provision of maintenance procedures and tools is at the heart of software engineering, but not in macOS.

August 30, 2020 Macs, Technology

Firmware updates and the iMac Retina 5K 27-inch Late 2015 (iMac17,1)

What is wrong with this iMac, which has such a struggle updating its firmware? And why is Apple not acknowledging the problem?

July 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

Some Macs don’t update their firmware when they should

Have you checked whether your Mac is running the latest version of firmware? For some iMacs, that might bring an unwelcome surprise.

March 30, 2020 Macs, Technology

Do you have an iMac Retina 5K 27-inch Late 2015? (iMac17,1)

Many users of iMac 17,1 models – described officially as the iMac Retina 5K 27-inch Late 2015 – […]

March 25, 2020 Macs, Technology

Do you need a replaceable SSD?

Why is Apple soldering in the SSDs of so many new Macs? What problems does it produce, and should you avoid them?

November 15, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Don’t tell anyone, but we’re about to ship new iMacs

New iMacs were very welcome, but Apple is telling us about its future plans. Will these new versions only sell for the next year? What will replace them?

March 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

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